Field Notes

In an age of increasingly more digital mediums, it is nice to find a company that appreciates classic  minimalist design in the tangible form of pen/pencil on paper. I recently picked up a few small graph paper booklets from Field Notes and they are beautiful with a comforting boyscout mid-century feel.  I love the inside cover with sections for personal information and options to offer a "handsome reward" if found. The back inside cover offers a comprehensive list of uses for the booklets in a somewhat comedic tone. It is most often true that less really is more.

Papyrus & Bad Design

If you want to strike fear and shreaking terror on any graphic designer, just mention the font "Papyrus". This is the most overused and poorly designed font on the market. It screams amateur and is no doubt the first typeface that any design school will tell students to avoid like the plague. I stumbled upon a great website that furthers the cause of shining a light on this hideous font. In addition, this coincides with a recent viewing of the film Avatar where I was rolling in my seat as the subtitles were in...Papyrus!! and outlined to boot! (another no no) I can't believe that this made it through production. My design teacher feels that this was most likely Cameron demanding it without knowledge of what he was really doing. Who knows.


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Coffee Table Book

A good friend recommended this beautiful book to me (the illustrations and colors are great). It is a collection of timeless lessons and quick bits of advice for men of any age. There is a nice sense of humor to the entire piece and yet it still provides great words of wisdom. Perfect gift or purchase for yourself.

Inspiration

If you are a designer, artist, or just someone interested in visually pleasing images, then make sure you check out FFFFOUND! blog. This is a site that is continually updated with various designs and art from around the web. In addition, the site is invite-only, so most of it is quality.